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[islandbabe]

Software Engineering is not regulated.

I am a software engineer and as every one would think am interested to work in my field itself, after reaching canada.

One doubt to the seniors,
Could any one please suggest whether any licensing required to practice in a n IT firm in canada?

If yes is there any way we could get in touch with the exam preparation from our home country itself. So that it could be easy for us to get license and get a job easier...!

 

[NEO_2263]

I m also from Ludhiana mate

I m also from same town , PM me your number guys .. Der r few more from our city in this forum

 

[who1074]

Since there is something written about your job description on experience letter and offer letters, then you have bright chances to get though.

Good luck buddy.

Officers at CIO have to ensure compliance to the below manual while processing the application. The section 8.1, Completeness check upon receipt, of this manual is under discussion here.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/manuals/op/op06c-eng.pdf

On work experience the applicable clause goes like this,


evidence that the principal applicant has accumulated at least one year of continuous full-time paid work experience, or the equivalent in continuous paid part-time work experience, in the NOC 2011 0, A or B occupation identified in their application for permanent residence as their primary occupation. This work experience must have been obtained within the 10 years preceding the date of their application, and the applicant must have:
 performed the actions described in the lead statement for the occupation as set out in the occupational description of the NOC 2011; and
 performed a substantial number of the main duties, including all of the essential duties, of the occupation as set out in the occupational description of the NOC 2011.

It is thus my opinion that for any application to be considered complete a CLEAR description of job duties is a mandatory requirement. I think the applicant, under discussion here, should definitely send reference letters together with a cover note. In the absence of an explanation the application, under discussion, is not complete. There is a low probability of getting through, though I pray I'm wrong.

I would also suggest to fellows who have not submitted reference letters and got PER should try and arrange these as they MAY BE required by the visa office, when they assess the application against selection criterion, at a later stage. It definitely varies from case to case depending on what alternatives have been submitted.

 

[Phine_ay]

Ottawa fails to deliver ‘just-in-time’ immigration
Five years after an overhaul of the federal skilled workers’ program, the system is still plagued by backlogs and long processing times.

Five years after Ottawa launched a “just-in-time” immigration system, applicants to the federal skilled workers program face backlogs and long processing times.
In 2008, the Conservative government made the controversial move to wipe out hundreds of thousands of skilled immigration applications in a budget bill. It then brought in “ministerial instructions” to limit eligibility criteria to specific occupations and cap the annual intake of applications.
“We expect new federal skilled worker applicants, including those with arranged employment, to receive a decision within six to 12 months,” then Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said in 2008, heralding a new era of Canadian immigration that would respond quickly to labour market needs.
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But the current average processing time for federal skilled workers filed under the new capping system in 2010 ranges from 16 months in Paris and Hong Kong to 32 months in Senegal and 31 months in Los Angeles.
The remnant applicants in the pre-2008 backlog have to wait even longer, from 62 months in Morocco to 97 months in Turkey, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, the Philippines, India and Jamaica. European applicants don’t fare any better, with wait times in Poland at 89 months; London, 87 months; Paris and Vienna at 74 months.
While critics are not surprised or impressed, with Ottawa’s plan to roll out the new “Expression of Interest” (EOI) system in 2015 to create a pool of skilled candidates for employers’ pick, many fear the government will again try to get rid of the new backlog with yet another bill.
As of this summer, there were 23,817 federal skilled workers’ applications in the “inventory” awaiting a decision at Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s top 10 visa processing offices. All but 1,233 of those cases were accumulated after the program overhaul.
“We had a backlog of more than 640,000 people in the FSW program. If we had not acted, this backlog would be more than 800,000 by today, with wait times in excess of seven years,” said Citizenship and Immigration spokesperson Sonia Lesage in an email.
“The government is committed to creating a just-in-time immigration system that is responsive to Canada’s economic needs. The large backlog of applications that has accumulated under the FSW program is impeding the responsiveness of Canada’s immigration system.”
Maria, 27, a telecommunication manager from Moscow, applied under the revamped federal skilled workers program in August 2012 when the average processing time was then just 15 months. She was shocked it has now been extended to more than 25 months.
“For young immigrants like us, every year is valuable for our career. When we applied, we had expectations and we planned our lives around those expectations. We feel we’ve been misled,” said Maria, who asked her last name be withheld for fear of repercussions on her application. “It’s frustrating.”
Mario Bellissimo, president of the Canadian Bar Association’s immigration section, said the government has miscalculated. Canada only allows a fixed number of immigrants under the economic class, he said, and priorities are given to programs such as the Provincial Nominee Programs and Canadian Experience Class at the expense of the federal skilled workers.
“The government keeps saying 12 months, but that’s not the reality,” said Bellissimo, who speculates Ottawa will introduce another bill to get rid of the new backlog before the EOI system starts in January 2015.
“They offer the termination of applications as panacea, but it’s not going to solve the issue if they don’t raise the overall number (of admissions) for federal skilled workers.”
Ottawa is banking on the EOI to materialize its “just-in-time” immigration system.
“We are going to be saying to the whole world, if you’re interested in coming to Canada, tell us, express interest, and then we’ll be inviting those from this very large pool that we know we really need . . . to process those applications within six months,” Immigration Minister Chris Alexander said at an event in Toronto last month.
“It will be challenging. It is an ambitious target. But we know we can do it, and we need to do it.”
That’s what Kenney had said five years ago.

 

[islandbabe]

Look at those wait times....."The remnant applicants in the pre-2008 backlog have to wait even longer, from 62 months in Morocco to 97 months in Turkey, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, the Philippines, India and Jamaica. European applicants don't fare any better, with wait times in Poland at 89 months; London, 87 months; Paris and Vienna at 74 months" I am humbly requesting that they clear up the backlog and the FSW 2013 intake (Who are already ahead of the game with Education assessments and PCC's) before they launch the EOI....if they don't some people may be stuck in limbo indefinitely.

 

[rk2013]

Hi Nirmal,,,

Please check i have send a PM

hi dear
my application has reached delhi but i hv submitted my pasport without having my spouse name shd i submit new pasport with added name of my spouse,whereas her pasport contains my name as a spous

 

[welcomecanada]

Software Engineering is not regulated.

Hi islandbabe,
My NOC is 2174 in application, does this have any significance in job search?

 

[welcomecanada]

Software Engineering is not regulated.

Also is there anything we could prepare from our home country prior to getting license exam for an IT Profession?

 

[rk2013]

hi dear
mplz guide me how imp is it to attach income tax returns as i dnt file it but ma case s at delhi....shd i file it nw....for last two years....guide me plzzzz

 

[didi7878]

So in a word it means that talking about 12 month processing time was only empty promises... ;D :-\
Let's be prepared for looong waiting. It could be even 4 years. Why not...? :'(

 

[didi7878]

It is to much depressive. :'(
I really believed in their promise...

 

[JBZZS]

If Ottawa plans to bring another bill to clear backlog it will be too scary for those VOs who have not started processing FSW2013 yet like LVO, SGVO and so on... This will not be good and will be very unfair....

 

[bhassid22]

Hi All,
I know its stupid question to ask! How to send passport to NDVO by VFS? or any courier is fine?
Another question is I have to submit new PCC from USA where I use to live for couple of years! The FBI is taking long time to process it, so we are thinking of asking extension on final date for sending documents since we dont have much time. (less than a month, I dont know why they didnt give me much time). Should I ask for extension on the last date of submission for documents? Really confusing in last stages of process.

 

[borojevic]

Ottawa fails to deliver ‘just-in-time' immigration
Five years after an overhaul of the federal skilled workers' program, the system is still plagued by backlogs and long processing times.

Five years after Ottawa launched a “just-in-time” immigration system, applicants to the federal skilled workers program face backlogs and long processing times.
In 2008, the Conservative government made the controversial move to wipe out hundreds of thousands of skilled immigration applications in a budget bill. It then brought in “ministerial instructions” to limit eligibility criteria to specific occupations and cap the annual intake of applications.
“We expect new federal skilled worker applicants, including those with arranged employment, to receive a decision within six to 12 months,” then Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said in 2008, heralding a new era of Canadian immigration that would respond quickly to labour market needs.
More Video
Video: Ottawa anglers catching river-monsters downtown
Video: Multiple fatalities in Ottawa crash between train and bus
But the current average processing time for federal skilled workers filed under the new capping system in 2010 ranges from 16 months in Paris and Hong Kong to 32 months in Senegal and 31 months in Los Angeles.
The remnant applicants in the pre-2008 backlog have to wait even longer, from 62 months in Morocco to 97 months in Turkey, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, the Philippines, India and Jamaica. European applicants don't fare any better, with wait times in Poland at 89 months; London, 87 months; Paris and Vienna at 74 months.
While critics are not surprised or impressed, with Ottawa's plan to roll out the new “Expression of Interest” (EOI) system in 2015 to create a pool of skilled candidates for employers' pick, many fear the government will again try to get rid of the new backlog with yet another bill.
As of this summer, there were 23,817 federal skilled workers' applications in the “inventory” awaiting a decision at Citizenship and Immigration Canada's top 10 visa processing offices. All but 1,233 of those cases were accumulated after the program overhaul.
“We had a backlog of more than 640,000 people in the FSW program. If we had not acted, this backlog would be more than 800,000 by today, with wait times in excess of seven years,” said Citizenship and Immigration spokesperson Sonia Lesage in an email.
“The government is committed to creating a just-in-time immigration system that is responsive to Canada's economic needs. The large backlog of applications that has accumulated under the FSW program is impeding the responsiveness of Canada's immigration system.”
Maria, 27, a telecommunication manager from Moscow, applied under the revamped federal skilled workers program in August 2012 when the average processing time was then just 15 months. She was shocked it has now been extended to more than 25 months.
“For young immigrants like us, every year is valuable for our career. When we applied, we had expectations and we planned our lives around those expectations. We feel we've been misled,” said Maria, who asked her last name be withheld for fear of repercussions on her application. “It's frustrating.”
Mario Bellissimo, president of the Canadian Bar Association's immigration section, said the government has miscalculated. Canada only allows a fixed number of immigrants under the economic class, he said, and priorities are given to programs such as the Provincial Nominee Programs and Canadian Experience Class at the expense of the federal skilled workers.
“The government keeps saying 12 months, but that's not the reality,” said Bellissimo, who speculates Ottawa will introduce another bill to get rid of the new backlog before the EOI system starts in January 2015.
“They offer the termination of applications as panacea, but it's not going to solve the issue if they don't raise the overall number (of admissions) for federal skilled workers.”
Ottawa is banking on the EOI to materialize its “just-in-time” immigration system.
“We are going to be saying to the whole world, if you're interested in coming to Canada, tell us, express interest, and then we'll be inviting those from this very large pool that we know we really need . . . to process those applications within six months,” Immigration Minister Chris Alexander said at an event in Toronto last month.
“It will be challenging. It is an ambitious target. But we know we can do it, and we need to do it.”
That's what Kenney had said five years ago.

WOW!!! +1 for quote selection. nice job.
btw my first +1

 

[Peterpan2013]

Guys....finallyyy a good news from my side...
I have received email from Medicals and RPRF today...
Will try to compelete Medicals in coming 1-2 weeks....
Thanks everyone on this forum for all the help.
Will keep you guys posted.